Watched some of the demolition of the South stand recently from round by the Ugly mugs cafe, forgot how nice it was to watch people at work.

Remember the Carnegie build being covered on club website with a webcam.

I've asked if the club would consider doing something similar to cover the demolition and re-build, especially during the off season.

Its normally to bring in people who have an interest in the game but can't attend because of distance. There are barriers around the but they aren't there for those who can't attend. They are for those who are passing by.
Its in effect for two sets of different people.

Watched some of the demolition of the South stand recently from round by the Ugly mugs cafe, forgot how nice it was to watch people at work.

Remember the Carnegie build being covered on club website with a webcam.

I've asked if the club would consider doing something similar to cover the demolition and re-build, especially during the off season.

Surely free live streaming would lead to a drop off in membership and walk ups.

Yorkshire relies on many people traveling quite long distances to watch them play at Headingley. Many still will of course, but there are others who will stop attending live.

I'm all for live streaming and as technology moves on I'm sure it will become a reality, but it has to be paid for. Quite a lot of football clubs do it with their own TV streaming for a modest fee. It was all pretty static to start with but has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years.

If it is of a decent standard it can also be used to enhance the experience of people in the ground too, large screen replays etc. Even the chance to introduce a limited review system to challenge some of the more ridiculous umpiring decisions in CC perhaps.

Watched some of the demolition of the South stand recently from round by the Ugly mugs cafe, forgot how nice it was to watch people at work.

Remember the Carnegie build being covered on club website with a webcam.

I've asked if the club would consider doing something similar to cover the demolition and re-build, especially during the off season.

I don't think the current standard of streaming will stop people from attending. Most counties use two fixed point cameras to give you a less than perfect view of pretty much just the pitch. I've put them on for a few minutes at a time but could anyone really sit and watch that all day and say they;re getting a good experience? A higher quality stream may keep a few people away but I would imagine that would be at a charge if it ever did happen.

It's quite interesting that many football clubs want to take control of their own TV rights rather than the league selling them to Sky/BT. In fact many clubs show their matches that aren't on Sky on their own subscription services or on the TV's at the ground for away matches and charge entry.